Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?

Have anyone ever told you that you are your own worst enemy? Chances are, you’ve heard this a few times in your life. Believers should have been taught to fight against Satan, he is the enemy of souls.

But what do you do when our problems stem from the inner you and not the enemy?

Proverbs 14:12 says that “There is a way that seems right to a man, but it’s end is the way of death.”

In other words, you are your own worst enemy. You can cause yourself more pain and trouble than 10 enemies. Your own soul can be a deadly danger in your life.

Do you judge yourself too much? Do you constantly sell yourself short? By doing so, you will only hold yourself back and never experience the value of your own potential.

Stop beating yourself up over every mistake you make. Over criticizing yourself will hold you back and dampen your confidence.

I tend to over analyze and over think everything before I make a move forward. I don’t like surprises, and want to be able to handle anything that pops up. But it causes me to over-worry and is like an exhausting merry-go-round as my solutions do a complete 180, which sometimes turn on themselves and paralyze my progress. While it’s human nature to contemplate solutions, then struggle between our minds and brains, and hearts. It’s in our best interest to shut down the over-analyzing, overthinking, and worry.

Do you assume too much? Making assumptions about situations can end in disaster. This happens when our brains acts to fill in the gaps by forming a presumption that is most often based on inaccurate facts.

One think I’ve learned is you cannot place your own standards or morals on everyone else. Each on of is different, and we tick differently. When dealing with others its important to rely on facts rather than assumptions before deciding on a course of action.

We may never know the full story of the other person. Wasting time and energy on a particular outcome when we do not have all the facts is exhausting.

When our time is used wisely, we won’t become our own worst enemy.